Chopping my window. Chop,chop

[produceguy]

I never liked my windsheild. Today I removed the glass and cut the frame to 10 inches. How do I cut the glass or should I just use plexiglass,that stuff from the big box hardware places?

 

[produceguy]

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[GA_Boater]

I don't think tempered glass can be cut. I could be wrong, but a glass shop knows. I would go with lexan instead of plexi. It's more durable and scratch resistant.

 

[produceguy]

Thanks, I'll do a search and find out more about this lexan. Thanks again buddy.

 

[GA_Boater]

You shouldn't be watching Flipping Boats! LOL

 

[extreme01]

Tempered glass can not be cut. Plexi Glass would not be a good idea, it yellows with age and is not really a safety glass. If that windshield is flat (no curves) a good glass shop could make or have made new tempered glass in a week or two. Just take your your frame to them and they should be able to measure it and install the glass in the frame for you. I have done this in the shop I work in and it is not very expensive.

 

[produceguy]

You shouldn't be watching Flipping Boats! LOL

Lmao!!!

 

[produceguy]

Tempered glass can not be cut. Plexi Glass would not be a good idea, it yellows with age and is not really a safety glass. If that windshield is flat (no curves) a good glass shop could make or have made new tempered glass in a week or two. Just take your your frame to them and they should be able to measure it and install the glass in the frame for you. I have done this in the shop I work in and it is not very expensive.

Thanks for the advice. I'm just going to make cardboard templates and cut some lexan.

 

[extreme01]

Lexan is a good product we use it for windshields on bikes and quads, but it scratches real easily and is really flexible make sure you use 1/4" thickness or thicker

 

[extreme01]

just use plain water and soft cloth when cleaning Lexan or it will scratch

 

[gm280]

Yes Lexan and general plexiglass both will scratch easily. But that also means you can polish them out easily as well. If, or when, the time comes you want to remove the scratches, use some polishing compound found at most any store these days and either by hand or a polisher and it will look new again. Of course deep gouges will not buff out, but those usual daily scratches will perfectly... :thumb:

 

[produceguy]

Can lexan be tinted?
I went to Lowes and they do sell sheets of it but none are a smoke look or darkened.

 

[gm280]

Can lexan be tinted?
I went to Lowes and they do sell sheets of it but none are a smoke look or darkened.

I have never seen any tinted but you could apply a window tint like they do on vehicle windows. Or even a spray on tint. But they could offer it in tint, just do a research and see...

 

[produceguy]

Spray on tint? Sounds interesting.
I'll look into it" thanks.

 

[Woodonglass]

They Make tinted Scatch Resistant/UV resistant polycarbonate 1/4" but...It's about $400 bucks delivered for a 24" x 96" sheet!!!!:faint2:

 

[muskyfins]

Plexiglass (acrylic) has 4 times the break strength of non-tempered glass but scratches easier than glass. (not terribly bad)
lexan has 150 times the breaking strength of glass, but scratches very easily. Also lexan is hygroscopic. It absorbs water and swells and gets cloudy.

Lexan is the wrong material for the job. Use acrylic. I have 25 years experience in the plastic industry.

Bot materials are available tinted light gray, dark gray and dark bronze. You can also get opaque black.

Acrylic can be polished but it is a bit of work. Lexan can not be returned to optical clarity by means of polishing. You can improve it but it takes a lot of skill. If my lexan were scratched bad enough that I wanted to improve it. I would replace it.

If you tell me where you're located, I can give you some names of industrial distributors who will have sheets in stock for probably much less than the big box stores.

 

[Grandad]

I agree with muskyfins. When I researched replacing portions of my windshield (center flip and side angles), poly was the best choice. It's held up very well for me. You don't want a soft Lexan surface that's scratched. - Grandad

 

[produceguy]

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Here's a pic. I went with arclic. I'm very pleased with the results. I still need to smooth the edges with some sand paper and tint. Couldn't find any smoked stuff here in town.

 

[Scott Danforth]

Hit the yellow pages. Most cities have a plastic supply company. Place near my work will even form panels for a small fee